Outside Sales Representative - Waterworks at Ferguson Enterprises, LLC — West Chicago, IL

Job Description

Ferguson is seeking an Outside Sales Representative to join our Waterworks division! If you are self-motivated, dedicated and can provide phenomenal customer service coupled with a passion for contributing directly to the bottom line of a multi-billion-dollar organization, this is the position for you!

This is a field-based sales role supporting customers in the Chicagoland area. A fuel card, auto allowance, travel and expense card, company cell phone & laptop will be provided.

## Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors and an assigned customer base, while working with other branch associates to ensure happiness with our products and services, from the order to the delivery and beyond.
• Identifies and actively pursues new business opportunities to expand the current customer base by working with management in developing sales strategies and new account targeting.
• Perform various duties including product quotation and problem resolution.
• Analyzes competition in territory, devise sales strategy, and communicate sales strategy to management.
• Continually improve sales skills and product knowledge to promote a professional image in the field.
• Documents all sales activity performed in our internal Customer Relationship Management tool (Salesforce) for ongoing evaluation of the new business pipeline and measurement of sales closure results.

## Qualifications:

• 2+ years industry related sales experience is preferred
• Strong technical background and experience in water and / or wastewater industry preferred.
• A successful associate will be results oriented, self-motivated, able to complete tasks in a timely manner, build relationships and enjoy a team environment
• Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills
• Problem solving, leadership and listening skills
• General digital literacy
• Self-Motivator, ability to multi-task and learn quickly

This is a base plus commission eligible role, with no cap on your commission.

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